Summary
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Work History
Education
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Certification
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Robert M Fulton

Richmond,Virginia

Summary

Clinical practice for nearly 30 years in emergency, critical care, and general medicine and surgery with advanced training and research in reproduction and genetics; provide clinical and didactic instruction in ultrasound use and techniques; co-authored scientific articles on VetBLUE studies in dog and cats; authored numerous book chapters on general and reproductive ultrasonography.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Certified Global FAST Instructor

FASTVet
08.2023 - Current
  • Provide hands-on clinical instruction in clinical use and performance of Global FAST, point-of-care ultrasound technique that screens major body regions as an extension of the physical exam
  • Demonstrate Global FAST as an extension of the physical exam
  • Includes AFAST, TFAST, and VetBLUE

CEO

Clarividus Veterinary Ultrasound & Education, LLC
07.2022 - Current
  • Perform didactic and hands-on ultrasound training for small animal clinicians, zoologic institutions, and wildlife rehabilitation centers in point-of-care ultrasound, basic cardiac scanning, and basic to advanced abdominal scanning.

Clinician

Betty Baugh’s Animal Clinic
11.2011 - Current
  • Provide primary assessment of and therapeutics in medicine, surgery, imaging, dentistry, and endoscopy at a progressive small animal general practice
  • Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based clinical practices and interventions.
  • Enhanced interdisciplinary collaboration for better patient care through effective communication and teamwork.
  • Delivered high-quality patient care by conducting thorough assessments, developing treatment plans, and providing ongoing therapeutic support.
  • Served as a mentor to new clinicians, providing guidance on techniques, documentation standards, and ethical considerations in practice.

RACE approved Lecturer / Instructor / Applications Specialist

Sound
11.2002 - Current
  • Provide lectures and hands-on instruction in Point-of-Care Ultrasonography techniques, basic to advanced abdominal ultrasonography, basic echocardiography, and musculoskeletal ultrasonography

Medical Director

Betty Baugh’s Animal Clinic
11.2011 - 07.2022
  • Responsible for overseeing medicine, surgery, imaging, endoscopy, and operations at a progressive small animal general practice
  • Managed multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaboration between various various professionals for optimal patient care.
  • Mentored veterinarians and other medical staff, facilitating professional development through training programs.

Adjunct Professor in Veterinary Technology

Northern Virginia Community College
01.2003 - 01.2012
  • Enhanced student comprehension by employing diverse teaching methods and incorporating multimedia resources.
  • Mentored students of veterinary technology in distance-learning programs.

Critical Care clinician

The Veterinary Emergency Center, Inc
01.2004 - 01.2011
  • Responsible for triage, diagnostics, medical, and surgical treatment for small animal and exotic emergency and critical care patients
  • Emphasis in advanced imaging (ultrasonography and CT) and I-131 treatment of hyperthyroid cats
  • Oversaw internship program developing educational plans and providing mentorship to veterinary interns
  • Headed out-patient ultrasound and computed tomography services

Emergency clinician

The Veterinary Emergency Center, Inc
01.2001 - 01.2004
  • Responsible for triage, diagnostics, medical, and surgical treatment for small animal and exotic emergency and critical care patients.

Self-contractor

Fulton Veterinary Services
01.1994 - 01.2004
  • Provided large and small animal medicine, surgery, and emergency services on a temporary or relief basis to Georgia and Virginia veterinarians.

Adjunct Professor in Veterinary Technology

Newberry College
01.1999 - 01.2001
  • Providing didactic and clinical instruction for students enrolled in in a 4-year veterinary technology program.

Emergency clinician

Animal Emergency Hospital
01.1998 - 01.2001
  • Responsible for triage, diagnostics, medical, and surgical treatment for small animal emergency cases.
  • Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based clinical practices and interventions.

Proprietor

Conceptions
01.1998 - 01.2001
  • Offering semen cryopreservation and assisted reproduction services to veterinarians and breeders, with an emphasis on canine and equine reproduction.

Emergency clinician

Cobb Vet Emergency & Referral Center
01.1999 - 01.2000
  • Responsible for triage, diagnostics, medical, and surgical treatment for small animal emergency cases.
  • Delivered high-quality patient care by conducting thorough assessments, developing treatment plans, and providing ongoing therapeutic support.

Emergency clinician

Dekalb-Gwinnett Animal Emergency Clinic
01.1996 - 01.1999
  • Responsible for triage, diagnostics, medical, and surgical treatment for small animal emergency cases.
  • Delivered high-quality patient care by conducting thorough assessments, developing treatment plans, and providing ongoing therapeutic support.

Emergency clinician

Savannah Veterinary Emergency Clinic
07.1994 - 07.1996
  • Responsible for triage, diagnostics, medical, and surgical treatment for small animal emergency cases.
  • Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based clinical practices and interventions.

Education

Board Eligible - Theriogenology -

Mentor Program Theriogenology
Richmond, VA
06.2012

Residency - Theriogenology

The University of Georgia
Athens, GA
05.1998

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine -

The University of Georgia
Athens, GA
05.1994

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Erskine College
Due West, SC
05.1990

Skills

  • Ultrasonography - abdominal, reproductive, echocardiography, musculoskeletal
  • Preventive medicine
  • Emergency and Critical Care
  • Education
  • Public Speaking

Invited Speaker

  • New England Veterinary Medical Association, Portland, ME, 2023: Basic Ultrasound Physics and Scanning Concepts, Ultrasound Assumptions and Artifacts, Basic Abdominal Scanning
  • New England Veterinary Medical Association, Portland, ME, 2022: Basic Ultrasound Physics and Scanning Concepts, Ultrasound Assumptions and Artifacts, Basic Abdominal Scanning - The Big 5
  • Richmond Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Richmond, VA, 2022: Ultrasound Review
  • Alaska Veterinary Medical Association, Fairbanks, AK, 2017: Focused Assessment Sonography Techniques, Basic Abdominal Scanning
  • New England Veterinary Medical Association, Portland, ME, 2017: Ultrasound Physics and Artifacts, Basic Abdominal Scanning
  • Idaho Veterinary Medical Association, Boise, ID, 2017: Focused Assessment Sonography Techniques
  • Portland Veterinary Medical Association, Portland, OR, 2016: Focused Assessment Sonography Techniques
  • Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association, District V, Grand Island, NE, 2015: Focused Assessment Sonography
  • Classic City Kennel Club, Athens, GA, 2000: The Canine Estrus Cycle and Insemination Timing
  • University of Georgia Equine Reproduction Symposium for Veterinarians and Breeders, Athens, GA, 1998: Equine Reproductive Physiology
  • Society for Theriogenology Symposium on Canine Male Reproduction, Montreal Canada, 1997: Canine Semen Cryopreservation
  • University of Georgia Equine Reproduction Symposium for Veterinarians and Breeders, Athens, GA, 1997: Equine Reproductive Physiology
  • University of Georgia Symposium on Canine and Feline Theriogenology, Athens, VA, 1996: Common Reproductive Problems in the Cat

Certification

Active license # 0301200411, 2001 - present, Virginia

1994 - 2003, Georgia

Patents And Publications

  • Book Chapter, Fulton RM. Basic Ultrasound Principles and Artifacts in G. R. Lisciandro (Ed.), Focused Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner. John Wiley & Sons, 2014
  • Book Chapter, Fulton RM. Focused or COAST3 Reproductive in G. R. Lisciandro (Ed.), Focused Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner. John Wiley & Sons, 2014
  • Book Chapter, Fulton RM. POCUS: Basic Ultrasound Physics in G. R. Lisciandro (Ed.), Point of Care Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner 2nd ed, John Wiley & Sons, 2021
  • Book Chapter, Fulton RM. POCUS: Basic Ultrasound Artifacts in G. R. Lisciandro (Ed.), Point of Care Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner 2nd ed, John Wiley & Sons, 2021
  • Book Chapter, Fulton RM. POCUS: Basic Ultrasound Scanning in G. R. Lisciandro (Ed.), Point of Care Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner 2nd ed, John Wiley & Sons, 2021
  • Book Chapter, Fulton RM. POCUS: Reproductive - Male in G. R. Lisciandro (Ed.), Point of Care Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner 2nd ed, John Wiley & Sons, 2021
  • Book Chapter, Fulton RM. POCUS: Reproductive - Female in G. R. Lisciandro (Ed.), Point of Care Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner 2nd ed, John Wiley & Sons, 2021
  • Book Chapter, Fulton RM. POCUS: Dystocia in G. R. Lisciandro (Ed.), Point of Care Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner 2nded, John Wiley & Sons, 2021
  • Book Chapter, Fulton RM. Focused Ultrasound of the Fetus, Female and Male Reproductive Tracts, Pregnancy, and Dystocia in Dogs and Cats in G. R. Lisciandro, J.M. Gambian o (Ed’s.) Diagnostic Imaging: Point-Of-Care Ultrasound, Veterinary Clinics | Small Animal Practice, Elsevier, 2021
  • Peer Reviewed Article, Lisciandro GR, Fosgate GT, Fulton RM; Frequency and Number of Ultrasound Lung Rockets (B-Lines) Using a Regionally Based Lung Ultrasound Examination Named VET BLUE (Veterinary Bedside Lung Ultrasound Exam) in Dogs With Radiographically Normal Lung Findings. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2014 May-June:55(3):315-22
  • Peer Reviewed Article, Lisciandro GR, Fulton RM, Fosgate GT; Frequency and Number of B-Lines Using a regionally Based Lung Ultrasound Examination in 49 Cats With Radiographically Normal Lung Findings Compared to Cats with Left-sided congestive heart failure. JVECCS. 2017 September:27(5):499-505
  • Peer Reviewed Abstract, R. M. Fulton, L. Keskintepe, B. S. Durrant, R. A. Fayrer-Hosken; Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) for the Treatment of Canine Infertility, Theriogenology, 1998; 49:366
  • Other Article, R. A. Fayrer-Hosken, R. M. Fulton, C. Brandon; Research in Canine Male Theriogenology and How This Will Impact the Veterinarian; Proceedings of Canine Male Reproduction Symposium, Society for Theriogenology, 1997

Affiliations

  • American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Society for Theriogenology
  • Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society
  • National Association for Veterinary Technology Educators
  • Richmond Academy of Veterinary Medicine

Accreditations

USDA Veterinary Accreditation, level II, Virginia, Georgia

Collaborative Efforts

Presented point-of-care ultrasound for San Diego Wildlife Alliance Safari Parks.

Helped improve image acquisition of several endandered species with the San Diego Wildlife Alliance Safari Park Reproductive Sciences and Rhino Rescue Project.

Provide general and reproductive ultrasound for the Richmond Metro Zoo, Richmond VA

Timeline

Certified Global FAST Instructor

FASTVet
08.2023 - Current

CEO

Clarividus Veterinary Ultrasound & Education, LLC
07.2022 - Current

Clinician

Betty Baugh’s Animal Clinic
11.2011 - Current

Medical Director

Betty Baugh’s Animal Clinic
11.2011 - 07.2022

Critical Care clinician

The Veterinary Emergency Center, Inc
01.2004 - 01.2011

Adjunct Professor in Veterinary Technology

Northern Virginia Community College
01.2003 - 01.2012

RACE approved Lecturer / Instructor / Applications Specialist

Sound
11.2002 - Current

Emergency clinician

The Veterinary Emergency Center, Inc
01.2001 - 01.2004

Adjunct Professor in Veterinary Technology

Newberry College
01.1999 - 01.2001

Emergency clinician

Cobb Vet Emergency & Referral Center
01.1999 - 01.2000

Emergency clinician

Animal Emergency Hospital
01.1998 - 01.2001

Proprietor

Conceptions
01.1998 - 01.2001

Emergency clinician

Dekalb-Gwinnett Animal Emergency Clinic
01.1996 - 01.1999

Emergency clinician

Savannah Veterinary Emergency Clinic
07.1994 - 07.1996

Self-contractor

Fulton Veterinary Services
01.1994 - 01.2004

Board Eligible - Theriogenology -

Mentor Program Theriogenology

Residency - Theriogenology

The University of Georgia

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine -

The University of Georgia

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Erskine College
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